Paine Management
It’s about time I kicked this business in the guts. For the last couple of months I have deferred the venture because a whole bunch of fun writing gigs came up: reviews for The Big Issue, The Book Show and Bookseller + Publisher; plus an essay for the Emerging Writers’ Festival, an essay for Vignette Press’s forthcoming Mook; and I’m pitching a retrospective review of Peter Carey’s work to Kill Your Darlings, which I’m crazy excited about.
Also the Federal government’s new contract with Centrelink put me back to the beginning of another considerable grace period.
So I’ve been kicking back all year and mulling this puppy over. What I’ve come up with is this, a publishing-services business with a long-term plan to expand into agency.
Earlier I mentioned a five-year plan ending in a trip around the world selling Australian literature. To get there I have to learn how to run a business.
I’m halfway through my initial NEIS application. I’ve gone overboard, as I kept finding new things to think about when starting a business: the Kangan Batman TAFE website provides some interesting information for start ups; the government has a stack of information and templates to sink your teeth into. The application has gone from the hand-written requirement to half a business plan.
Though I bet I’ll never feel as though I’ve planned enough. I’ve just got to get out there and do it. Here goes. I’ll try to post here once a week, with news and progress reports – as much for my own sense of achievement as for anyone’s interest.
Meanwhile, I made some business cards.
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